Ethnic Chauvinism or Modern Civil Rights Struggle?
Preview: Season 13 Episode 23 | 1m 59s
Watch Precious Knowledge - premiering May 17, 2012 (check local listings)
When a highly successful Mexican American Studies program at a high school in Tucson comes under fire for teaching ethnic chauvinism, teachers and students fight back. This modern civil rights struggle is born at the epicenter of the immigration debate in the age of identity politics.
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Ethnic Chauvinism or Modern Civil Rights Struggle?
Preview: Season 13 Episode 23 | 1m 59s
When a highly successful Mexican American Studies program at a high school in Tucson comes under fire for teaching ethnic chauvinism, teachers and students fight back. This modern civil rights struggle is born at the epicenter of the immigration debate in the age of identity politics.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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